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It has just been revealed officially that this evil trio— Donald Rumsfeld , George W Bush and Dick Cheney —allowed the CIA [ Central Inte...

A few years ago, I used to think of one of these Republican celebrities, George W Bush , as a dumb asshole. Today, I look upon his Texan...

Apparently Mitt Romney believes the kind of frightening nonsense expressed in the following cartoon: It's scary to think that suc...

Now that George W Bush is leading the quiet life of a wealthy and distinguished retiree, we must not fail to recall constantly the extent a...

Now that Barack Obama has released explicit data concerning the use of torture by US authorities, I'm convinced that, sooner or later, ...

It's amusing that Barack Obama decided to proclaim his oath of allegiance a second time, after the judge screwed it up the first time. ...

Here's the bottom line, in a few approximate figures: -- Deaths of US soldiers in Iraq = around 4,226 -- Unemployment in the USA = aroun...

In one of my favorite newspapers, The New York Times , an article by Frank Rich entitled A President Forgotten but Not Gone [ display ] s...

Certain individuals leave the scene rapidly, at the speed of gravity. Others take their time, leaving wearily in dribs and drabs, with their...

Theoretically, George W Bush will of course continue to be the US president until the investiture of a new man—who, I hope, will be Barack ...

What a delightful blog title and simple banner: For readers who might not be aware of personal facts concerning George W Bush , Crawford ...

It's rare to see a photo of an encounter between the respective leaders of France and Australia. French president Nicolas Sarkozy and A...

Once upon a time, US presidents could be wise men. I'm delighted by this conversation between Abraham Lincoln and a colleague: Abraham ...

Upon this rock, George W Bush has decided to pursue his war in Iraq. But the gates of hell could well prevail against this bright and confi...

Attorney general Alberto Gonzales , old Texan friend and colleague of George W Bush, has finally resigned, after accusations of screwing up ...

My post of 28 January 2007, Memories of Vietnam [ display ] , evoked the tenebrous precedent of the USA's defeat in Vietnam. Today, the...

Karl Rove , referred to by critics of the US administration as "Bush's Brain", has decided to stop prancing for the president....

Cindy Sheehan 's 24-year-old son Casey died in Iraq over three years ago. Since then, this lady has become known as an anti-war activist...

I've always been amused by a silly little joke about a road worker erecting a pile of rocks in the middle of a street and placing a red ...

In comparing George Bush and Tony Blair, a wag [no pun intended] said recently that Bush has done everything wrong , with one exception: his...